A partnership between Trent University and the Trent Community Research Centre (a separate non-profit corporation to Trent University) coordinates a service-learning program where approximately 40 student research projects are conducted with community partners every year. The students earn an academic credit, while community partners receive real-world solutions to issues they’re facing.

The centre aims to be a catalyst of community change through research, providing students with hands-on learning and delivering valuable research to partners.

One example of this partnership has eight Trent University students working on five community-based projects that are generating solutions to the housing crisis in Peterborough. Other research projects include community food production, and accessibility and inclusion at local businesses.